Namenda Food Interactions

Medicines can interact with certain foods. In some cases, this may be harmful and your doctor may advise you to avoid certain foods. In the case of Namenda there are no specific foods that you must exclude from your diet when receiving this medication.

Namenda and Pregnancy

The FDA categorizes medications based on safety for use during pregnancy. Five categories - A, B, C, D, and X, are used to classify the possible risks to an unborn baby when a medication is taken during pregnancy.

Namenda falls into category B. There are no well-done studies that have been done in humans with Namenda. But in animal studies, pregnant animals were given this medication, and the babies did not show any medical issues related to this medication.

Namenda and Lactation

It is not known if Namenda crosses into human milk. Because many medications can cross into human milk and because of the possibility for serious adverse reactions in nursing infants with use of this medication, a choice should be made whether to stop nursing or stop the use of this medication. Your doctor and you will decide if the benefits outweigh the risk of using Namenda.

Namenda Overdose

In case of overdose, call your local poison control center. If the victim has collapsed or is not breathing, call local emergency services at 911. Symptoms of overdose may include:

restlessness

hallucination (seeing things or hearing voices that do not exist)

sleepiness

loss of consciousness

Because strategies for the management of overdose are continually evolving, it is advisable to contact a poison control center to determine the latest recommendations for the management of an overdose of any drug.

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